. Introduction to structural and systematic botany, and vegetable physiology. Botany. EXOGENOUS OR DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS. 427 ders them acrid-narcotic poisons. And, finally, many species of warm regions yield odorous gum-resins (such as Galbanum, Assa- foetida, &c.), which have active stimulant properties. The stems of Celery (Apium graveolens), which are acrid and poisonous when the plant, grows wild in marshes, &c., are rendered innocent by. cultivation in dry ground, and by blanching. Among the virulent acrid-narcotic species, the most famous are the Hemlock (Conium maculatum), and
. Introduction to structural and systematic botany, and vegetable physiology. Botany. EXOGENOUS OR DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS. 427 ders them acrid-narcotic poisons. And, finally, many species of warm regions yield odorous gum-resins (such as Galbanum, Assa- foetida, &c.), which have active stimulant properties. The stems of Celery (Apium graveolens), which are acrid and poisonous when the plant, grows wild in marshes, &c., are rendered innocent by. cultivation in dry ground, and by blanching. Among the virulent acrid-narcotic species, the most famous are the Hemlock (Conium maculatum), and Cicuta maculata (Cowbane, Water-Hemlock), indi- genous to this country, the root of which (like that of the C. virosa of Europe) is a deadly poison. A drachm of the fresh root has killed a boy in less than two hours. 835. Oril, AraliaceSB ( Ginseng or Ivy Family) scarcely differs from. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. New York [etc. ] Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co.
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